2023Uzun Hasan 600 years - First Day Cover

One of the most important stages in the activities of the ruler of the Ak-Koyunlu, Uzun Hasan, in building a centralized state, is his legal code "Ganun-name." In the 15th century, life in the state (and in the Muslim East in general) was regulated by the laws of Sharia, custom (Adat), and Tore (Turkish traditional law), as well as the "Yasa" of Genghis Khan. Such a mixture allowed regional rulers and feudal lords to interpret various aspects in their own ways, effectively opening the door to lawlessness. Uzun Hasan understood very well that the empire he had built through military successes consisted of regions with different religions, customs, and traditions. To unite them into a single entity, a universal legal code was needed.